‘Bogus’ asylum-seekers are not the problem; it’s the millions of genuine refugees we should worry ab

'Bogus' asylum-seekers are not the problem; it's the millions of genuine refugees we should worry about

From magazine issue: 07 December 2002

issue 07 December 2002

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Matthew Parris

‘Bogus’ asylum-seekers are not the problem; it’s the millions of genuine refugees we should worry ab
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There has been another huge rise in the numbers of those seeking asylum in this country. That the figure for the last quarter is 20 per cent higher than for the equivalent period in the preceding year is disturbing enough. That it is 11 per cent higher than the preceding quarter suggests that the rate of increase is itself accelerating.